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April 17, 2026

Forest Service aims to help Montana's flagging timber industry

By AMANDA EGGERT
Montana Free Press Montana Free Press

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The Forest Service plans to finalize the decision soon.

After the U.S. Forest Service unveiled a proposal last month to give Montana's lumber industry a “predictable” timber supply from three national forests, questions about the agency's plan to incorporate an 82-year-old law into a modern forest-management framework abounded.


 
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